The BEST Cat Litter! 😻A CHEAP & Safe Option You Haven't Heard of!

ATTENTION: Be sure to ONLY purchase pine pellets that are NOT treated with chemicals like flame retardants or wood stabilizers! Read the bag - it should say "Safe for Small Animal Use" and "Chemical-Free & Biodegradable" or something similar.

Anyone who has a cat knows how important litter is, and when you're fostering up to 15 cats and kittens, that's a LOT of cat litter! I have found a great, safe alternative to traditional clay and clumping litters that costs under $10 per 40 lb bag...that's a huge saving over regular litter that can run from $10 to $40 for a mere 10- 20 lb box!

Pine pellets are not new to animal care and traditionally were used for horse and livestock bedding. But people have found it makes a great option for cat litter boxes, too. I like it for these reasons:

- It's just compressed pine dust (and untreated with chemicals, but be sure to read the bag before buying to be sure, as brands can vary), so even very small kittens can use it and there's no risk if they ingest it, which is a big danger with clumping litter.
- It has a nice pine smell that helps lessen odors.
- Once the litter has been broken down to sawdust, remove the feces clumps and you can add to your compost pile!
- And it's SO, SO cheap!

You can buy bags of pine pellets at most farm supply stores.

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NOTE: Hi everyone! I have edited this video after its initial upload after some viewers pointed out that there are some pine pellets for sale that are NOT safe for cats, and that it's VERY important to read the bag to make sure what you're getting is safe for your kitty to use. It should say "Chemical Free" and "Safe for Small Animals" on the bag. I had neglected to say this in the first video. Thank you for the comments, I really appreciate all of your feedback! *Caroline

[ratamacue]

Even better: after scooping the poop out, you can use a sifting litter box in reverse with this to discard the peed-on sawdust.

You might want to do it outside, though. It kicks up some of the dust.

Other benefits: more pleasant / less artificial smell (IMO), and less tracking outside the box. Especially if you regularly sift out the used litter, then most of what they track out is just a few chunks you can toss back in by hand, instead of tiny grit that's annoying to step on, and that you have to sweep up, like typical litters.

[jameschristiansson]

Have used pine pellets for years now. Best product yet and the low cost is nice too.

[twilit]

My cats refuse to use pine pellet litter. Wish they would it’s so much cheaper and more eco friendly than clay.

[baby.goblin]

I’ve been preaching about this for months! Have a video on my channel about it

[SaraKifahMotashar]

Hello thank you for all the helpful videos. I have 4 months old cat can i leave her to live outside i live in Turkey and food and water almost every where i found her when she was 2 months she had eye infection after i treated her she gets gum infection now she is good and healthy so i am thinking to let her go outside what do you think is it safe thank you and sorry for the long question 🙂

[scottweiss]

Thanks Caroline. Yeah, heard of Pine Pellets before but nobody would tell how to buy it. Not everybody has your systematic mind. w

[ingridramirez]

I have been using on in off for years. Bcos one of my cat sometimes refuses to go #2 in the pine pellets. I don't know why. So I have 3 cats, ones I started putting sand they all wants sand.

[jewellevy]

I thought it was great, but my cats wouldn't touch it.